Richard Luscombe

Florida, Miami, United States

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist @guardian, husband, father. But not always in that order.

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Articles

Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

Some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars, and whether humans could ever live on Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are warning. The Trump administration revealed last month its plan to slash the space agency’s overall budget by 24% to $18.8bn, the lowest figure since 2015.
New eco-hotel at Everglades national park built for age of super hurricanes

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

A collection of repurposed shipping containers, welded together and fitted out to create an innovative new eco-hotel inside one of the country’s most popular national parks, offers a vision of revival and resilience at the beginning of another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season. The containers exist as the elevated 24-room Flamingo Lodge at the exposed southern tip of Florida’s Everglades national park.
Florida man was bitten by alligator in lake then shot by deputies, sheriff says

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

A Florida man was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies after he was bitten by an alligator during an early morning dip in a lake, then threatened the officers with garden shears as he attempted to enter their patrol vehicle, the sheriff said. Photos posted to social media by deputies in Polk county showed the aftermath of Monday’s fatal, exceptionally chaotic events in Lakeland that ended with Timothy Schulz, 42, dead in what Grady Judd, the sheriff, called a “rampage”. A photo from the scene.
Scientists seek to save Florida’s dying reefs with hardy nursery-grown coral

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

A taskforce of experts looking into the mass bleaching and decline of Florida’s delicate coral reefs is planting more than 1,000 nursery-grown juveniles from the reef-building elkhorn species in a new effort to reverse the tide of destruction.
January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for burglary

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

A participant in the January 6 attack pardoned by Donald Trump was recently arrested for burglary and vandalism in Virginia in what is believed to be the first incidence of new charges for a person who took part in the 2021 US Capitol insurrection. Zachary Alam received one of the longest prison sentences, eight years, for his part in the violence committed in Washington DC by Trump supporters attempting to keep him in office after his 2020 election defeat by Joe Biden.
Ron DeSantis’s fall from grace: ‘He’s completely crashed to the ground’

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

These are challenging days for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, the man who would have been king. Barely two and a half years since his landslide re-election and anointment as “DeFuture” of the Republican party in a fawning New York Post cover, he stands isolated from the national political stage, feuding with his once blindingly loyal Florida legislature, and limping towards the finish line of his second term with an uncertain pathway beyond.
Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer - here’s what to know about the disease

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, the former president’s office announced on Sunday. Here’s an explainer about the disease:What is prostate cancer? The prostate is a small, walnut-sized gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder. It creates fluid that mixes with sperm to form semen.
Trump’s acceptance of Qatar jet gift is ‘definition of corruption’, senator says

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

Donald Trump’s acceptance of a $400m Boeing jet from Qatar is the “definition of corruption”, a leading Democrat said on Sunday, as several senior Republicans joined in a bipartisan fusillade of criticism and concern over the luxury gift. Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator for Connecticut, condemned the “flying grift” on NBC’s Meet the Press as he assailed the president’s trip to several Gulf states this week that included a stop in Qatar.
US treasury secretary says Walmart will ‘eat some of the tariffs’ after Trump demand

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

The US retail giant Walmart will “eat some of the tariffs” in line with Donald Trump’s demands, the president’s treasury secretary Scott Bessent insisted on Sunday, claiming he received the assurance in a personal phone call with the company’s chief executive, Doug McMillon. A spokesperson for Walmart said the company would not comment on conversations between its executives and administration officials.
Florida becomes second state to ban adding fluoride to drinking water

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Richard Luscombe

Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, on Thursday signed a bill making it the second state after Utah to ban adding fluoride, or any other additives, to drinking water. Legislators approved the bill last month that goes against the concerns of public health experts and medical professionals, who say the measure will increase tooth decay and cavities, especially in children.